How getting personal could bridge the climate policy gap

BusinessGreen staff
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John Alker of the Green Building Council argues business leaders responding to a moral imperative can drive green innovation, despite the government's failure to deliver climate policies in line with its stated goals

The UK government's recent commitment to enshrining in law a commitment to zero carbon emissions was as surprising as it was welcome. Less surprising was the fact that another Budget went by in which the...

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